Following Trump’s tweet, Yiannopoulos has heralded himself as the “catalyst” for change.

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President Donald Trump waded into the debate on Twitter yesterday

In a text to news website Business Insider, the 33-year-old journalist said: “The days you could silence conservative and libertarian voices on campus and still expect to collect their tax money are coming to an end.

“I’m confident Trump and his team are watching closely and will act decisively.”

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Demonstrators at the west coast university set fires and broke windows to protest against Yiannopoulos' appearance

Breitbart’s former chairman Steve Bannon is now White House chief strategist after stepping down to become CEO of Trump’s presidential campaign.

Yiannopoulos - who argues that rape culture is a myth and transgender people are mentally ill - has repeatedly caused controversy on his “Dangerous Faggot” US college tour.

Earlier this month, a man was shot in the abdomen at a protest outside of the far-right journalist’s event at the University of Washington, HuffPostreported.